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e’ve talked a lot about how you report on your performance for a specific year so you can avoid Medicare payment adjustments (i.e., penalties) two years down the road. Well, if you did not report for the incentive programs in 2015, you will feel the pinch from Medicare for the services you provide in 2017, especially if you are a solo practitioner.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use the Value-Based Payment Modifier (VM) to determine the payment for physicians under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). They determined your payment modifier for 2017 based on the reporting you did (or didn’t do) with the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program in 2015. Based on that performance in 2015, the VM could decrease the amount you get paid from Medicare.

In previous years, CMS only applied the VM to Medicare payments of groups of eligible professionals (EPs). In payment year 2015, groups of 100 or more EPs felt the pinch, and in payment year 2016, it was groups of 10 or more. And now, in payment year 2017, CMS will now also apply the VM to other groups and solo practitioners. The Quality and Resource Use Report (QRUR) for solo practitioners in previous years was informational only and didn’t affect their payments. This has all changed with the 2015 performance data, and the QRUR outlines the information used to determine the adjustments that will be made to your payments in 2017.

Important Reminder:Review your 2015 Annual QRUR now to prepare for any payment adjustments coming your way in 2017

Your confidential 2015 Quality and Resource Use Report not only outlines your performance for Medicare patients in 2015 and how the performance criteria was used to determine your personal payment modifier, it provides you with comparative data that you can use to improve the care you provide to Medicare beneficiaries in your practice. Using the report, you can see how you compare with other physicians caring for Medicare patients, as well as identify opportunities for improvement within your practice.

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Gold Tier

MicroMD Lounge: Help Knowledge Base, Tools + VideosSave time with quick access to product references, tips and tricks and operational communications, as well as video training, update reviews and educational sessions; an excellent resource for new hire and refresher training.

MyVoice for MicroMD: Online Feature Request ToolPost new feature requests for peer voting and prioritization in future version releases.

Unlimited software updates and upgrades with auto-update functionalityStay up to date with the latest usability and regulatory features, enhancements and fixes with auto-update technology that minimizes practice downtime.

eSERVICES Package Discounts5% discount with purchase of 2 eSERVICES Packages OR a 7% discount with purchase of 3 eSERVICES Packages. Earn deeper discounts on MicroMD eSERVICES Packages, allowing you to save money on bundled eSERVICES that help you improve administrative, financial and clinical efficiency and profitability.

Silver Tier

MicroMD Lounge: Help Knowledge Base, Tools + VideosSave time with quick access to product references, tips and tricks and operational communications, as well as video training, update reviews and educational sessions; an excellent resource for new hire and refresher training.

MyVoice for MicroMD: Online Feature Request ToolPost new feature requests for peer voting and prioritization in future version releases.

Unlimited software updates and upgrades with auto-update functionalityStay up to date with the latest usability and regulatory features, enhancements and fixes with auto-update technology that minimizes practice downtime.

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Client Checkup

A healthy practice allows you to focus on the business of healing; why not make sure your practice is running at an optimum level? During the client checkup, a member of MicroMD’s training staff will visit your practice, spending the time speaking to each provider as well as support staff to learn about your workflow and how MicroMD fits in. After our visit, we will provide you with a written assessment detailing all of our findings – practice strengths, adjustments made, recommendations, and improvements suggested.

For when you’ve added a provider to your practice, this “high level” look at the EMR will cover all items that a new provider will need to get started. During this training, we will review the following components of MicroMD EMR:

EMR Desktop

Filters

Desktop Tools

Desktop Navigator

Action Buttons

Icons

Chart Information

Common Lists

Prescription Writing

User Preferences

Appointment Book

Labs and Interfaces

Time Commitment: 2-4 hours

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Intermediate Provider Class

For the new provider who desires a little more customization, this course covers all of the items from the Basic Class, plus:

Encounter, Template, and Common List customization

Orders

Test Results

Faxes in and out

Labs

Referrals out

Referrals in

Unidentified items

Time Commitment: 4-6 hours

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Advanced Provider Class

For the new provider who wants to know all of MicroMD EMR’s bells and whistles, this course covers all of the items from the Basic and Intermediate Classes, plus:

Get new front desk staff off on the right foot with this brief training which covers:

Desktop Communications

Desktop Navigator

Appointment Book

Charts

Other additional functions necessary for the position in your practice

Time Commitment: Approximately 2 hours

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Meaningful Use

Don’t be caught unprepared for attestation. This course will go over all the items you will need to successful attestsuccessfully attest for Meaningful Use. We will explain how all numerators and denominators are calculated based upon our documentation so that you understand how to help your practice meet its measures. Please note: This training is often paired with CIN Training and Patient Portal training.

Time Commitment: 2-3 hours

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Surescripts Interoperability Network (CIN) CIN Training

Get a refresher on using direct, secure messages through Surescripts CIN. Please note: This training is often paired with Meaningful Use and Patient Portal training.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours

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Upgrade Training

Sometimes it’s necessary to jump a few rungs on the version ladder. When that happens, MicroMD can help. Upgrade Training is designed for clients who are upgrading more than one version up from where they are now (i.e. 6.5 to 10.0). For clients who are undertaking a traditional version update, we recommend watching the Update Tutorials on the MicroMD Lounge and reviewing the Update Guides, however if additional training is still needed, it is offered at the standard hourly rate.

All courses are offered both on-site and via the web for a standard hourly rate. Please note that on-site trainings will carry an additional cost to cover travel expenses. For an official quote and to begin the process of scheduling training, please complete and submit the below form.

Time Commitment: Approximately 3 Hours

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CIN/Patient Portal

Sure you learned all about the patient portal during set-up, but maybe you need a refresher. Have no fear, we can help with a brief review session. Please note: This training is often paired with Meaningful Use and CIN Training.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours

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Dragon Training

Talking is so much easier than typing… As long as you are familiar with your Power Mic. We suggest you listen to our Dragon Tutorial on the MicroMD Lounge first, but if you still need a little extra information to get started, we can help.